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George Freeman MP will host the summit following the surge in applications across Norfolk, including the UK’s most expensive solar farm at £1 billion

As the battle to stop solar swallowing farmland continues, a new player has entered the field

The changes are expected to cut pre-application time by up to 12 months and save developers £1 billion on major infrastructure projects

Emma and Rob Sturdy said they must now accept that 110 acres (44 hectares) of farmland will be taken from them to make way for solar infrastructure

USDA said it will no longer support foreign subsidised solar farms from taking over prime agricultural land, having argued that it has made it more difficult for farmers to access land. Will UK Gov now follow suit?

An area of England’s prime agricultural land the size of 1,300 football pitches has been lost to mega solar farms, according to a new report from CPRE

Sleaford and North Hykeham MP Dr Caroline Johnson writes for Farmers Guardian on how Inheritance Tax changes are impacting farming families and how solar farms are undermining farmers' ability to produce food

Farmers have grown concerned that Government's clean energy ambitions is posing a risk to food production, food security and the aesthetic of the countryside

Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary for Wales, Peter Fox, writes about the Autumn Budget, farmers anxious about changes to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief, reduced investment in farming and his concerns for the future of family farming in Wales

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on this week's main news stories including mounting pressure on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, with 40 Labour MPs calling for changes to the current family farm tax proposals. She also looks ahead to next week, with a special 'Ask the Expert' feature coming up in Farmers Guardian online and in print, where a panel of experts will be answering our readers' questions around the fallout of Inheritance Tax and how to best prepare your family farm business